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Of Monarchs and Black Barons

Author : James A. Riley
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786491302
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Of Monarchs and Black Barons written by James A. Riley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first African American to play in baseball's recognized major leagues, William Edward White, appeared in 1879, followed by brothers Fleetwood and Welday Walker in 1884. The fourth African American, Jackie Robinson, did not make his major league debut until 1947. This sixty-three year gap has become known as the era of "black baseball"--a time when two generations of African American players were excluded from the existing major leagues. This anthology provides insights into black baseball during this extraordinary time, spotlighting players who characterized its special flavor and spirit. Based on 40 years of research and hundreds of interviews with surviving participants and observers, these essays preserve a crucial time ifn our country's history and provide a thoughtful perspective on the Negro Leagues.

Willie's Boys

Author : John Klima
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470485221
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Willie's Boys written by John Klima and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legend Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball's endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic center fielder who hit 660 career homeruns, collected 3,283 hits, knocked in 1,903 runs, won 12 Gold Glove Awards and appeared in 24 All-Star games. But before Mays was the "Say Hey Kid", he was just a boy. Willie's Boys is the story of his remarkable 1948 rookie season with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, who took a risk on a raw but gifted 16-year-old and gave him the experience, confidence, and connections to escape Birmingham's segregation, navigate baseball's institutional racism, and sign with the New York Giants. Willie's Boys offers a character-rich narrative of the apprenticeship Mays had at the hands of a diverse group of savvy veterans who taught him the ways of the game and the world. Sheds new light on the virtually unknown beginnings of a baseball great, not available in other books Captures the first incredible steps of a baseball superstar in his first season with the Negro League's Birmingham Black Barons Introduces the veteran group of Negro League players, including Piper Davis, who gave Mays an incredible apprenticeship season Illuminates the Negro League's last days, drawing on in-depth research and interviews with remaining players Explores the heated rivalry between Mays's Black Barons and Buck O'Neil's Kansas City Monarchs , culminating in the last Negro League World Series Breaks new historical ground on what led the New York Giants to acquire Mays, and why he didn't sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, or Boston Red Sox Packed with stories and insights, Willie's Boys takes you inside an important part of baseball history and the development of one of the all-time greats ever to play the game.

Black Barons of Birmingham

Author : Larry Powell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454806
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Black Barons of Birmingham written by Larry Powell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique approach to the history of a Negro League team: The first half of this book covers the leagues and the players of the 1920s, the 1930s, and 1940 through 1947 (when Robinson broke the color barrier). The second half is devoted to the Black Barons of subsequent decades, the former Barons invited to tryout camps, others who were signed with minor league clubs, and the fortunate few who got their long-awaited chance in the majors.

Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars

Author : Bob Motley
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars written by Bob Motley and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2007 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a decade, umpire Bob Motley called balls and strikes for the Negro Baseball League, earning the opportunity to work with such legends as Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie Mays. "Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants & Stars" is his revealing, humorous memoir.

The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska

Author : Angelo J. Louisa
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786479760
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The African American Baseball Experience in Nebraska written by Angelo J. Louisa and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-02-12 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nebraska is not usually thought of as a focal point in the history of black baseball, yet the state has seen its share of contributions to the African American baseball experience. This book examines nine of the most significant, including the rise and fall of the Lincoln Giants, Satchel Paige's adventures in the Cornhusker State, a visit from Jackie Robinson, and the maturation of Bob Gibson both on and off the field. Also, recollections are featured from individuals who participated in or witnessed the African American baseball experience in the Omaha area.

Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants, and Stars

Author : Bob Motley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613215932
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants, and Stars written by Bob Motley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kansas City Monarchs, the Chicago American Giants, the St. Louis Stars, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays, and the Indianapolis Clowns; for over fifty years, they were the Yankees, Cardinals, and Red Sox of black baseball in America. And for over a decade beginning in the late 1940s, umpire Bob Motley called balls and strikes for many of their games, working alongside such legends as Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie Mays. Today, Motley is the only living arbiter from the Negro Leagues. His personal account of the Negro Leagues is a revealing, humorous, and unforgettable memoir celebrating a long-lost league and a remarkable group of baseball players. In Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants, and Stars Motley and his son Byron share the characters, adventures, and challenges faced by these amazing men as they enthusiastically embraced America’s pastime and made it their own. Filled with stories of talented heroes, small miracles, and downright fun, this unique memoir is a must-read for any baseball fan.

Black Baseball's Last Team Standing

Author : William J. Plott
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476636036
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Black Baseball's Last Team Standing written by William J. Plott and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.

Only the Ball was White

Author : Robert Peterson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195076370
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Only the Ball was White written by Robert Peterson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line.

The Negro Leagues Chronology

Author : Christopher Hauser
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476608482
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Negro Leagues Chronology written by Christopher Hauser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painstakingly researched and documented, this volume is a comprehensive, year-by-year reference work giving important—yet often obscure—dates in Negro League history. From the Negro Leagues’ organized beginning in 1920 through their steep decline immediately after Jackie Robinson’s 1947 breaking of the color barrier, entries cover league meetings, noteworthy games, the commentary of columnists, and important events on and off the field. Controversies that defined the experience of black baseball organizers—such as player rights disputes, failure to adhere to league schedules and violations of league rules—are also included here.

The Baltimore Black Sox

Author : Bernard McKenna
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476677719
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Baltimore Black Sox written by Bernard McKenna and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a comprehensive history of the Baltimore Black Sox from before the team's founding in 1913 through its demise in 1936, this history examines the social and cultural forces that gave birth to the club and informed its development. The author describes aspects of Baltimore's history in the first decades of the 20th century, details the team's year-by-year performance, explores front-office and management dynamics and traces the shaping of the Negro Leagues. The history of the Black Sox's home ballparks and of the people who worked for the team both on and off the field are included.

J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs

Author : William A. Young
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626146
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs written by William A. Young and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-11-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baseball pioneer J. L. Wilkinson (1878–1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the famed Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues. The only white owner in the Negro National League (NNL), Wilkinson earned a reputation for treating players with fairness and respect. He began his career in Iowa as a player, later organizing a traveling women’s team in 1908 and the multiracial All-Nations club in 1912. He led the Monarchs to two Negro Leagues World Series championships and numerous pennants in the NNL and the Negro American League. During the Depression he developed an ingenious portable lighting system for night games, credited with saving black baseball. He resurrected the career of legendary pitcher Satchel Paige in 1938 and in 1945 signed a rookie named Jackie Robinson to the Monarchs. Wilkinson was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006, joining 14 Monarchs players.

The Indianapolis ABCs

Author : Paul Debono
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607575
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Indianapolis ABCs written by Paul Debono and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indianapolis ABCs were formed around the turn of the century, playing company teams from around the city; they soon played other teams in Indiana, including some white teams. Their emergence coincided with the remarkable growth of black baseball, and by 1916 the ABCs won their first major championship. When the Negro National League was formed in 1920, Indianapolis was one of its charter members. But player raids by the Eastern Colored League, formed in 1923, hurt the ABCs and by the Depression the team was fading into oblivion. The team was briefly resurrected as a Negro league team in the late 1930s, but was otherwise relegated to the semiprofessional ranks until its demise in the 1940s. Through contemporary newspaper accounts, extensive research and interviews with the few former ABC players still living, this is the story of the Indianapolis team and the rise of Negro League baseball. The work includes a roster of ABC players, with short biographies of the most prominent.

Black Baseball's National Showcase

Author : Larry Lester
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803280007
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Black Baseball's National Showcase written by Larry Lester and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively illustrated introduction to the Negro League equivalent of the All-Star Game discusses the history of the games, as well as the colorful cast of promoters, gamblers, and hucksters who made it happen. Original.

Historical Dictionary of Baseball

Author : Lyle Spatz
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810879549
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Baseball written by Lyle Spatz and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dating back to 1869 as an organized professional sport, the game of baseball is not only the oldest professional sport in North America, but also symbolizes much more. Walt Whitman described it as “our game, the American game,” and George Will compared calling baseball “just a game” to the Grand Canyon being “just a hole.” Countless others have called baseball “the most elegant game,” and to those who have played it, it’s life. The Historical Dictionary of Baseball is primarily devoted to the major leagues it also includes entries on the minor leagues, the Negro Leagues, women’s baseball, baseball in various other countries, and other non-major league related topics. It traces baseball, in general, and these topics individually, from their beginnings up to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on the roles of the players on the field—batters, pitchers, fielders—as well as non-playing personnel—general managers, managers, coaches, and umpires. There are also entries for individual teams and leagues, stadiums and ballparks, the role of the draft and reserve clause, and baseball’s rules, and statistical categories. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of baseball.

The Kansas City Monarchs

Author : Janet Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Kansas City Monarchs written by Janet Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated study of the Kansas City Monarchs, one of the top teams in the Negro National League, which served as a training ground for Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and over twenty other players who were eventually sent to the major leagues.

"I Will Never Forget"

Author : Brent P. Kelley
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786414819
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (148 download)

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Download or read book "I Will Never Forget" written by Brent P. Kelley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book continues the riches of two highly praised previous volumes, Voices from the Negro Leagues interesting...solid--MultiCultural Review) and The Negro Leagues Revisited (wonderful--Booklist/RBB; voluminous...top-notch--Public Library Quarterly). The players interviewed in this new book of interviews are Bill Bethea, John Scoop Brown, Paul Casanova, Jim Colzie, Bunny Davis, Ross Davis, Clifford DuBose, Lionel Evelyn, Hubert Glenn, Herald Beebop Gordon, Raymond Haggins, J.C. Hartman, Joe Henry, Carl Holden, Vernell Jackson, Clarence Jenkins, Ernest Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Marvin Jones, Ezell King, Willie Lee, Larry LeGrande, William Little, Nathaniel McClinic, John Mitchell, Grady Montgomery, Bob Motley, Charley Pride, Mack Pride, Bill Sonny Randall, Henry Saverson, Eugene Scruggs, Willie Sheelor, Sam Taylor, Ron Teasley, James Way, Sam Williams, Walter Williams, and Willie Young. Photographs of the players and their teammates and complete-as-possible statistics supplement the interviews.

Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame

Author : Steven R. Greenes
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476641110
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Negro Leaguers and the Hall of Fame written by Steven R. Greenes and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1971, 35 Negro League baseball players and executives have been admitted to the Hall of Fame. The Negro League Hall of Fame admissions process, which has now been conducted in four phases over a 50-year period, can be characterized as idiosyncratic at best. Drawing on baseball analytics and surveys of both Negro League historians and veterans, this book presents an historical overview of NLHOF voting, with an evaluation of whether the 35 NL players selected were the best choices. Using modern metrics such as Wins Above Replacement (WAR), 24 additional Negro Leaguers are identified who have Hall of Fame qualifications. Brief biographies are included for HOF-quality players and executives who have been passed over, along with reasons why they may have been excluded. A proposal is set forth for a consistent and orderly HOF voting process for the Negro Leagues.